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Wisconsin Republicans Must Heed “Wakeup Call” to Fully Fund Our Public Schools

Wisconsin’s public schools are ranked among the best in the nation academically, but due to chronic underfunding by Wisconsin Republicans, have been forced at record rates to ask voters to increase their own property taxes so that classrooms can keep the lights on. 

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ICYMI: Tariffs Supported by Wisconsin Republicans are Harming Wisconsin Economy, Farmers

These newest tariff revelations come on the heels of prior reporting that Trump’s tariffs are increasing prices in Wisconsin on everything from gas, groceries, clothes, and school supplies, to beer and even Friday night fish fries. 

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OP-ED: Wisconsin Republicans Should Stand with Voters to Protect Mail and Absentee Balloting. After All, They Do It Too.

Standing up for voting by mail and early, in-person should be easy for the current Republican legislative majority. After all, most of them do it too - since 2018, over 93 percent of Republicans currently serving in the Wisconsin state legislature have voted by mail or early, in-person at least once. 

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On Labor Day, A Better Wisconsin Together Denounces GOP Attacks on Labor, Calls for Lawmakers to Support Workers’ Rights

In honor of Labor Day, A Better Wisconsin Together is calling on all of our elected lawmakers to support, protect, and expand workers’ rights amid continued attacks from the Trump Administration and MAGA Republicans. 

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Rebecca Bradley Announces She Won’t Seek Election in 2026, Admits Her Right-Wing Extremism Not Fit for State Supreme Court

Right-wing Justice Rebecca Bradley confirmed long simmering speculation that she did not believe she could win re-election to the state Supreme Court.

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JD Vance, Derrick Van Orden to Continue Spreading Lies About Their ‘Billionaire Buddy Bill’ in Wisconsin Today

As JD Vance visits MAGA Republican Congressman Derrick Van Orden’s district in western Wisconsin today to spread lies about their Billionaire Buddy Bill, A Better Wisconsin Together is setting the record straight on how the bill will harm our local Wisconsin communities. 

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ICYMI: Rebecca Bradley, the Wisconsin State Supreme Court’s Extreme, Right-Wing Junket Justice

As detailed in a news report today, since getting her political crony appointment to the state high court, Bradley has taken over $52,000 in junkets to luxury resorts funded by right-wing legal advocacy groups and foundations.

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No Evidence Rep. Bob Donovan Cleared Questionable Use of Campaign Funds to Pay His Housing Expenses

Did Rep. Bob Donovan (R-Greenfield) get sign-off from state ethics regulators or other legal approval before paying himself thousands of dollars in campaign funds to help cover his housing costs? Based on a request made to his state legislative office by A Better Wisconsin Together under the state open records law, the answer appears to be “no.”

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On Its 90th Birthday, A Better Wisconsin Together Calls on Lawmakers to Protect Social Security Amid Attacks from Trump and Wisconsin Republicans

Under the MAGA Republican budget bill, 62 million retirees will be negatively impacted and roughly 20% of people will not receive their promised social security benefits.

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Oops, He Did It Again: Rep. Bob Donovan’s Campaign Finance Scam Not His First, Just His Latest Ethically Questionable Episode

Rep. Bob Donovan’s Campaign Finance Scam Not His First, Just His Latest Ethically Questionable Episode